AN ASIAN BIBLICAL HERMENEUTICS
PERSPECTIVES AND PROSPECTS
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BIBLICAL HERMENEUTICSAbstract
obody in Asia will disown the relevance for a biblical
hermeneutics for this vast continent. There may not be difference
of opinion that the Word of God as a consuming fire (Jer.23:29)has
not yet touched the soul of Asia. That may be why the majority of
its inhabitants remains unaffected at the so-called proclamation of
the message of Christ. The Asian Church as a whole does not seem
to have made a heart and soul venture towards giving form to an
effective method of biblical interpretation, which takes into
consideration the existential situation with all its dimensions of the
Asian folk. This study does not claim to present such a
hermeneutics. The author only wants to invite the attention of the
Church leaders to certain foundational factors, on which an
authentic Asian hermeneutics can be built.
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